Electrical Question From Janey About Lighting

I have 3 wires coming through my wall to my fixture. One is yellow, one brown, and one white.

Electrical Question about: Lighting

Received from Janey a Handywoman in Boise, ID

Question: I have 3 wires coming through my wall to my fixture. One is yellow, one brown, and one white. which one goes to the white wire on my fixture, the black wire, and which one is the ground wire?

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